Records fall in Pittston Area-WVW meet

Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice
Jayna Tooley of Valley West finishes second in the pole vault in a meet with Pittston Area on Thursday in Plymouth.
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At Plymouth, Valley West and Pittston Area ran to a 75-75 tie on an afternoon filled with fast times and big jumps on Thursday.

The Patriots' Ronnie D'Eliseo broke the track record with victories in the 110 and 300 hurdles while adding a second-place finish in the 100 dash.

Valley West's Josh Ortiz won the 100 and 200 dashes and was part of the winning 400 relay team that ran 45.0. JerMichael Bunch won the triple jump and finished second to D'Eliseo in the 110 hurdles.

The Pittston Area girls cruised to a 114-36 victory, as Catherine Lombardo broke the track record in the 800 run with a time of 2:23. Lombardo also ran on the 3200 relay squad that broke the track record in 10:23. Freshman Tara Johnson ran 12:08 in the 3200 run to set a new track best.

Gabby Gadomski's victories in the shot put and discus were the only individual wins for the Spartans.

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